• 2022-06-29 02:17:39

In April 2020, the Medical Device Authority (MDA) has issued a new Guidance Document regarding the classification of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, and Speech Therapy Devices (MDA/GD/0061). This document guides the manufacturers and authorised representatives on classifying rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and speech therapy as medical devices.

• 2022-06-29 02:03:22

China's Center for Medical Device Evaluation (CMDE) has released recommended paths for clinical evaluation for a number of products, which fall in the subcategories 11-15, 17, as well as 22 of the Category of Medical Devices.

• 2022-06-29 01:41:00

The TGA has given a presentation about the evidence expectations for medical devices or surfaces with anti-viral or anti-microbial claims in the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE) Conference 2022. This presentation provided manufacturers and sponsors general insights on the subject of medical devices with anti-viral or anti-microbial claims before the device inclusion in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

• 2022-05-26 14:21:34

On March 29, 2022, the Vietnamese MOH hosted a virtual conference to provide clarity to the new Price Declaration Process and announced the establishment of a new online portal for license holders to declare prices. Accordingly, all medical devices must publish the price in the DMEC website before placing the product in the Vietnam market, effective from April 1st, 2022.

• 2022-05-26 13:49:52

Screening and inspection of the importation of medical devices are being carried out at the main entry points of malaysia. This is one of the mechanisms to curb the activities of importing medical devices without a valid license, registration or authorization.

• 2022-05-26 13:40:37

The National Public Procurement Agency, which is responsible for managing the government's “e-Katalog”, issued provision No. 122/2022 concerning the Procedures for Organizing Electronic Catalogues. This changed the previous “e-Katalog” mechanisms including MoH's Sectoral E-Katalog.

• 2022-05-26 13:11:53

NMPA has organized and revised the “Guidelines for the Compilation of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Medical Device Quality Management System”, which has been promulgated and shall come into force on May 1, 2022. The Guidelines for the Compiling of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Quality Management System of Medical Device Manufacturers issued by NMPA (No. 76 of 2016) previously shall be abolished at the same time.

• 2022-04-27 11:16:17

NMPA has released a series of updated guidelines, which aim to guide registration applicants to prepare for medical device software and AI medical device registration in China. The 3 new guidelines regulate the technical reviewing requirements of medical device software and AI medical devices, while also elaborating on standardizing the cyber-security for medical devices.

• 2022-03-25 10:38:56

Starting from February 2022, the Indonesia Ministry of Health is accepting product listing of medical devices and other health equipment for their sectoral e-catalogue for health facilities.

• 2022-03-25 10:32:01

This guideline applies to medical devices including in vitro diagnostic reagents applying for registration or filing with NMPA in China. This guideline only provides general requirements for the format and content of the product technical requirements (PTR) for medical devices and does not specify specific requirements for certain products.